White House pushes for Homeland Security
The White House intensifies lobbying on key senators to pass a Gramm Miller alternative to the Homeland Security bill. Bush officials court Chafee Nelson Breaux and others amid threats to veto if union waiver power is not included.
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D-Ga
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Missouri
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Maine
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Ari Fleischer
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First northern right whale calf sighted in Pacific in a century
Washington AP report notes the National Marine Fisheries Service confirmed the first northern right whale calf seen in the eastern North Pacific in about a century. Scientists described the sighting on August 24 near the southeastern Bering Sea, with a female calf observed beside a larger mother.
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Lisa Ballance
Official says it's safe again to buy stocks
Washington AP reports that the SEC chairman declared it more than safe for investors to return to the stock market as government and business work to restore accounting integrity and corporate conduct. The Dow average fell about 230 points to close below 8,000 for the first time since July 23, prompting Pitt to reiterate confidence in the market.
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Clinton plans Africa trip to meet regional leaders
Former President Clinton will visit Africa next week visiting Ghana Nigeria Rwanda Mozambique and South Africa to bolster efforts against disease and poverty. He will meet Presidents John Kufuor Olusegun Obasanjo and others and return to the United States on September 29.
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